Tennessee Valley Livestock Market Report

Florence, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

1,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.59/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 469 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.80/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 582 lb · 15 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.00/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 714 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,052	1,651	1,027
Feeder cattle	939	1,316	863
Slaughter cattle	85	272	107
Replacement cattle	28	63	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	—
430	430	1	197.00	$197.00	$847	—
455–475 value added	465	2	197.00	$197.00	$916	—
450–484	474	9	180.00–185.00	$182.44	$865	-3.58
510–530	519	9	177.00–182.00	$177.55	$921	-1.79
556 value added	556	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,006	+6.00
560–598	589	12	168.00–170.00	$169.50	$998	+1.91
600–635	617	3	155.00–162.00	$158.01	$975	-2.16
660–665	664	5	152.00–153.00	$152.80	$1,015	-1.43
667 value added	667	3	168.00	$168.00	$1,121	+9.98
702–721 value added	717	6	155.00–160.00	$155.83	$1,117	—
730	730	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,095	—
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	-9.20
805	805	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714	714	15	157.00	$157.00	$1,121	—
805 value added	805	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	190.00	$190.00	$750	—
440–445	443	2	185.00	$185.00	$820	+5.00
465–491	478	9	170.00–177.00	$173.95	$831	-2.30
500–540	519	5	162.00–170.00	$165.38	$858	+0.04
550–570	560	2	152.00–155.00	$153.47	$859	-1.53
615–635	627	3	145.00–150.00	$148.31	$930	-0.33
670	670	1	138.00	$138.00	$925	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	—
365	365	1	180.00	$180.00	$657	—
420–425	423	3	172.00–177.00	$174.67	$739	+1.12
455–495	474	4	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$787	—
500–505	503	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$792	+2.49
590	590	1	145.00	$145.00	$856	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	468	13	152.00–155.00	$153.46	$718	+0.15
511 fancy	511	3	156.00	$156.00	$797	—
505–540	521	10	147.00–153.00	$150.48	$784	+1.78
550–595	573	8	140.00–147.00	$142.24	$815	+1.93
587 fancy	587	6	152.00	$152.00	$892	—
610–635	617	7	135.00–140.00	$138.43	$854	+3.43
655–670	660	3	130.00	$130.00	$858	+3.98
695 fancy	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—
726	726	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,016	+20.00
790	790	1	115.00	$115.00	$908	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	366	4	160.00	$160.00	$586	+4.00
400–440	414	10	152.00–157.00	$154.17	$638	-0.83
450–495	477	14	147.00–151.00	$147.91	$706	+1.49
500–540	516	7	140.00–146.00	$142.58	$736	+2.27
555–575	565	5	132.00–137.00	$134.58	$760	+0.33
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	-0.21
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	162.00	$162.00	$535	+7.00
350–385	370	6	152.00–155.00	$152.65	$565	+1.32
410–445	428	8	145.00–150.00	$148.10	$634	+1.67
450–495	471	13	137.00–144.00	$140.54	$662	+0.04
500	500	1	137.00	$137.00	$685	+4.96
565–585	575	3	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$732	+0.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	428	5	177.00–182.00	$178.43	$764	—
450–495	469	16	167.00–176.00	$173.59	$814	+6.59
500–540	520	4	157.00–160.00	$159.22	$828	-3.17
560–580	569	5	150.00–152.00	$151.61	$863	+1.12
600–641	622	11	143.00–151.00	$146.42	$911	+2.99
650 fancy	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	—
660–685	670	8	140.00	$140.00	$938	+0.96
700–745	725	4	130.00–139.00	$133.70	$969	+6.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
355–360	358	2	177.00–182.00	$179.48	$643	+4.53
410–445	421	12	167.00–175.00	$170.47	$718	+0.07
450–495	469	8	157.00–165.00	$161.18	$756	+2.95
505–545	529	9	150.00–155.00	$151.46	$801	+1.79
550–570	564	4	142.00–145.00	$144.27	$814	+2.44
615–645	633	3	140.00–142.00	$140.65	$890	+5.91
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	5	175.00–182.00	$177.59	$572	-0.44
350–385	371	8	167.00–175.00	$173.02	$642	+4.48
400–445	433	6	160.00–165.00	$162.55	$704	+4.26
460–495	475	4	149.00–152.00	$151.25	$718	+0.17
500–545	524	4	142.00–145.00	$143.56	$752	+0.15
565–585	574	4	140.00	$140.00	$804	+6.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1160	1022	80-85%	10	60.00–65.00	$62.63	$640	—
1015–1370	1172	80-85%	10	66.00–71.00	$68.96	$808	-4.82
1000–1380	1187	80-85%	9	73.00–78.00	$75.47	$896	+1.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1155	883	85-90%	10	40.00–45.00	$43.67	$386	—
805–1085	958	85-90%	6	48.00–50.00	$49.67	$476	—
800–1310	1026	85-90%	7	55.00	$55.00	$564	+0.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1585	1374	75-80%	9	72.00–75.00	$73.69	$1,013	—
1315–1590	1438	75-80%	3	79.00–81.00	$80.04	$1,151	-0.58
1420–1690	1526	75-80%	5	65.00–70.00	$69.07	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1680	1444	7	89.00–94.00	$90.54	$1,307	—
1320–1810	1630	3	95.00–100.00	$97.46	$1,589	—
2200	2200	1	107.00	$107.00	$2,354	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	665.00–744.00	$690.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$737.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–912.00	$893.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.